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UNDERWOOD, Joseph Alexander

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	3 July 1917, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Violet Town, Victoria, Australia, 25 January 1886
Home Town:	Caulfield North, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Duntroon Military College, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation:	Professional Soldier
Died:	Natural Causes , South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 22 April 1964, aged 78 years
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation
Memorials:	Euroa Telegraph Park

World War 1 Service

3 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Melbourne, Victoria
21 Mar 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
24 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Training Battalion (AIF), Marched in -- from Australia -- Fovant, England
10 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- France
25 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 60th Infantry Battalion
4 Nov 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion
11 Dec 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 59th Infantry Battalion, On Command -- Adjutant School -- Cambridge, England
4 Aug 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, AIF Depots UK (AIF), Assumes -- Duties with QM
1 Nov 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked England for -- Australia H.M.T. "Nestor"
7 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharge from service -- Appointment Terminated -- 3MD, Melbourne, Victoria

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